Defender for Cloud support matrices for Azure commercial/other clouds

This article indicates which Defender for Cloud features are supported in Azure commercial and government clouds.

Cloud support

In the support table, NA indicates that the feature isn't available.

Feature/Plan Azure Azure Government Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet
GENERAL FEATURES
Continuous data export GA GA GA
Response automation with Azure Logic Apps GA GA GA
Security alerts
Generated when one or more Defender for Cloud plans is enabled.
GA GA GA
Alert email notifications GA GA GA
Alert suppression rules GA GA GA
Azure Workbooks integration for reporting GA GA GA
Automatic component/agent/extension provisioning GA GA GA
FOUNDATIONAL Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) FEATURES (FREE)
FOUNDATIONAL CSPM FEATURES (FREE)
Asset inventory GA GA GA
Security recommendations based on the Microsoft Cloud Security Benchmark GA GA GA
Recommendation exemptions Preview NA NA
Secure score GA GA GA
DEFENDER FOR CLOUD PLANS
Defender Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) GA NA NA
Defender for App Service GA NA GA
Defender for Containers
Review detailed feature support
GA GA GA
Defender for Domain Name System (DNS) GA GA GA
Defender for Resource Manager GA GA GA
Defender for Servers
Review detailed feature support.
GA GA GA
DEFENDER FOR DATABASES FEATURES
Defender for Azure SQL database servers GA GA GA

A subset of alerts/vulnerability assessments is available.
Behavioral threat protection isn't available.
Defender for SQL servers on machines GA GA GA
Defender for SQL Servers on Machines GA GA GA
Vulnerability assessment Express and Classic configurations GA GA GA
Advanced threat protection GA GA GA
Defender for Open-Source Relational Databases GA GA GA
Defender for Azure Cosmos DB GA NA NA

1: Azure DNS Zone isn't supported for malware scanning and sensitive data threat detection.

Important

  • As of August 1, 2023, customers with an existing subscription to Defender for DNS can continue to use the service as a standalone plan.
  • For new subscriptions, alerts about suspicious DNS activity are included as part of Defender for Servers Plan 2 (P2).
  • There's no change to the protection scope: Defender for DNS continues to protect all Azure resources connected to Azure's default DNS resolvers. The change affects how DNS protection is billed and bundled, not what resources are covered.

Next steps

Start reading about Defender for Cloud features.